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We Didn't Mourn, We Organized!
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March-06-2010 01:00 PM
March-06-2010 04:00 PM
March-06-2010 from 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm |
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| Where | Nia Center, 2900 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY |
| Contact Name | David Lott |
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Commemorating Anne Braden's life and Celebrating Women's History Month On March 6, 2010, the anniversary of Anne’s death, the Carl Braden Memorial Center and our community allies will commemorate the life and work of Anne Braden while celebrating Women’s History Month in this intergenerational event. Through storytelling, crafts, and a walk followed by a shared potluck meal we will raise up the connections between each of us, the important women in our lives and the movement we're committed to. These women could include Anne, our mothers, a co-worker, another justice activist or friend.
During her years of anti-racist activism Anne Braden
drew upon the strength of a community of women who mentored and
inspired her throughout her years of struggle in the justice movement.
These women included Ella Baker, one of the most influential African-American leaders of the Twentieth Century
and perhaps the most influential woman in the whole civil rights
movement. They also included Esther Cooper Axson, an activist in the
1930s and 40s in Alabama
but whom Anne met in later years. And in Louisville she was mentored by
Mary Agnes Barnett who was a key leader in the interracial hospital
movement and the Progressive Party in the early 1950s.
we creatively celebrate those ties and learn who has inspired and sustained us as we gather strength to continue the struggle against women’s
oppression.